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  1. JDK
  2. JDK-6507024

unchecked conversion between arrays fails after capture conversion

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    • b29
    • x86
    • linux
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        FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
        ecalhoun@whirl:~/$ java -version
        java version "1.6.0"
        Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0-b105)
        Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0-b105, mixed mode, sharing)
        ecalhoun@whirl:~/$ javac -version
        javac 1.6.0


        ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
        Linux, Debian 3.0
        Linux whirl 2.6.12.2 #1 SMP Sun Jul 10 16:49:53 PDT 2005 i686 GNU/Linux

        A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
        When compiling a class containing the following code:

        public <T> void process (Action action, Result<T> results[])
        {
            // unrelated problem stuff happens
            Result<T>[] singleResult = results.getClass().cast(Array.newInstance(results.getClass().getComponentType(), 1));
            // more problem-unrelated stuff happens
        }

        one receives a compiler error similar to:
         [depend] Deleted 38 out of date files in 0 seconds
             [echo] Building...
            [javac] Compiling 142 source files to .../classes
            [javac] .../SomeClass.java:88: incompatible types
            [javac] found : capture#69 of ? extends some.pacakge.Result[]
            [javac] required: some.package.Result<T>[]
            [javac] results.getClass().cast(Array.newInstance(
            [javac] ^
            [javac] Note: Some input files use unchecked or unsafe operations.
            [javac] Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
            [javac] 1 error

        STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
        1. create a function that has a generic type passed in.
        2. instantiate an array using the component type of a passed-in array argument of the generic type
        3. try and cast the newly-instantiated array to the generic type
        4. assign the object resulting from step 3 to a reference of the generic type.

        EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
        EXPECTED -
        I expected the compiler to successfully compile the code as the JDK 1.5 compiler did.
        ACTUAL -
        I received a compiler error similar to:
         [depend] Deleted 38 out of date files in 0 seconds
             [echo] Building...
            [javac] Compiling 142 source files to .../classes
            [javac] .../SomeClass.java:88: incompatible types
            [javac] found : capture#69 of ? extends some.pacakge.Result[]
            [javac] required: some.package.Result<T>[]
            [javac] results.getClass().cast(Array.newInstance(
            [javac] ^
            [javac] Note: Some input files use unchecked or unsafe operations.
            [javac] Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
            [javac] 1 error

        ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
        I received a compiler error similar to:
         [depend] Deleted 38 out of date files in 0 seconds
             [echo] Building...
            [javac] Compiling 142 source files to .../classes
            [javac] .../SomeClass.java:88: incompatible types
            [javac] found : capture#69 of ? extends some.pacakge.Result[]
            [javac] required: some.package.Result<T>[]
            [javac] results.getClass().cast(Array.newInstance(
            [javac] ^
            [javac] Note: Some input files use unchecked or unsafe operations.
            [javac] Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
            [javac] 1 error

        REPRODUCIBILITY :
        This bug can be reproduced always.

        ---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
        See description.
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        CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
        For now, I am going to have a 2nd generic type, passed-in as a parameter to the function which can be used as a model of what return type to expect.

              mcimadamore Maurizio Cimadamore
              ndcosta Nelson Dcosta (Inactive)
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